A look at Shavuot – Israel’s ‘Festival of Weeks…
07/06/17
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/Israel celebrated a much-loved holiday last week - the Festival of Weeks, also known as ‘Shavuot’ in Hebrew. The festival has different aspects -both agricultural festival (held at the time…
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‘Jerusalem Day’ – Celebrating 50 Years of Unification in Israel’s Capital
25/05/17
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No trip to Israel can be complete without a visit to Jerusalem. This unique city, home to three major world religions, contains more than we can begin to imagine…astonishing museums, extraordinary landscapes,…
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‘Holy Week’ – celebrating Easter in Jerusalem
20/04/17
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Whilst millions of Jews celebrated the Passover holiday in the second week of April this year, Christians both in Israel and around the world flocked to Jerusalem for what is…
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Celebrating Freedom – The Festival of Passover is Here!
12/04/17
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Spring here in Israel feels like it arrived a few weeks ago, but Israelis really know the warmer weather is upon them when they’re preparing for Passover. This year, the…
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“Behold the Man – Jesus in Israeli Art” comes to Jerusalem’s Israel Museum
29/03/17
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Jerusalem’s “Israel Museum” is world-renown - housing the ‘Shrine of the Book’ (housing the Dead Sea Scrolls), an intricate Second Temple Model, an impressive Judaica collection, and some outstanding works of…
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Party on Down – it’s Purim in Israel and Fun is Mandatory!
13/03/17
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Purim, one of Israel’s most beloved and hilarious holidays, was celebrated last weekend with endless events around the country, beginning Thursday night in Tel Aviv and culminating yesterday with parades,…
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A Carpet of Red – it’s ‘Kalaniot’ season in Israel’s Negev Desert…
05/03/17
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Spring is almost here in Israel - and a sure sign is the almond blossom on the trees. But what many people don’t know is that long before spring arrives,…
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“Keeping it in the Family” – Why I Work for Gordon Tours
21/02/17
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by Guy Gordon I'm on my way to San Fransisco, and it’s a 15-hour flight. It’s hard to imagine that sitting on a seat can be this exhausting. Looking around,…
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Get out your shovel and start planting – it’s Israel’s National Tree Holiday…
15/02/17
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Each year, in the winter, over a million Israelis take part in tree-planting activities across the nation, and last week was no exception when the country celebrated ‘Tu BiShvat’ -…
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Free Activities in Jerusalem – Part 2
08/02/17
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We're back again with a second post on free activities in Jerusalem. if you missed our first one, click here... Knesset Israel's parliament building, the Knesset, is open for free…
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